Participial and Prepositional Phrases

Reading the directions, Paul was able to repair the DVD player.

• prepositional phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

Bothered by the constant noise, Sarah changed seats.

• prepositional phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

Laughing hysterically, my sister and her friends watched the movie.

• prepositional phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

Martha and Quentin were members of the same club for three years.

• prepositional phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

I wasn't sure how to get to the restaurant.

• prepositional phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

The children could not wait to go to the play.

• prepositional phrase

• participial phrase

• gerund phrase

• appositive phrase

• infinitive phrase

What type of phrase is in red?
Trembling with rage, she stalked out. 

• infinitive

• participial

• gerund

• appositive

What words begins a participial phrase? 

• a word with a verb word ending

• a, an, the

• prepositions

• a noun

How does a participial phrase function in a sentence? 

• It shows a relationship between two words.

• It describes the noun next to it.

• It renames the noun in front of it. 

• It is the action in the sentence.

Identify the type of phrase in the following sentence: 'Running through the park, the dog chased the ball.'

• A) Prepositional phrase

• B) Participial phrase

• C) Gerund phrase

• D) Appositive phrase